Motor.



W. H. MUZZY.

MOTOR. APPLICATION FILED JULY 31,1908.

3 SHEETSSHEET 1- Patented Nov. 16, 1915 W. H. MUZZY.

MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31.1908v 1,11 6 3; 65. Patented Nov. w, 1915.

w. H. MUZZY.- MOTOR. APPLICATION FILED .IULY 31,1908.

1 ,1 61,695- Patented Nov. 16, 1915,

3 SHEETSSHEET 3- "WILLIAM H. IvIUZZY, 0F NEXV 'SFQRK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Original application filed June Tretcr ted Nov. flit, illifi.

Serial "No. 446,219. Rsfiled December 29, 1910.

To all 1071.09. 2 may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. Muzzy, a. citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certei new and useful Improvements in Motors, of which I declare the. following to bea full, clear, and exa at description.

This invention. relates to improvements in motors, and has more particular icletion to improvements incontrolling mechanisms for the some.

The principal ohject of this invention is to provide controlling devices forexplosive motors which. are automatic in their operation and coect in the proper relations one to the other.

A further object of the invention is to provide devices which are automatic in their operation. for controlling the several functions of the motor without thought from the operator.

There are also other objects of the invention which will be apparent from the following description.

The invention consists of certain novel constructions. combinations and arrangements of parts, ell of which will he herein.- citer more particularly described and cleinied. o

In the accompanying drawings fornnng}: :2. port of this specification: Figure l reprcsents a side elevation, partly in section oi? a motor vehicle with my improvement applied thereto; Fig. 2 represents a detail. section or". the steering post and connections taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 represents a detail vertical section through. thehood or bonnet showing the controlling-(icicles which are operated by the steering pillar; Fig. represents a deteil side elevation of the adjustable controlling disk and its connections; Fig. 5 represents a detail elevation of the some looking in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. l; Fig. 6 represents cdeteil side elevation partly in section, of the laterally movuhlesteering shaft and its ring connection with the gear segment; and Fig. 7 represents a Side elevation-mi the some, partly in section, the segment. and its list: being also shown.

Before starting upon a detail description of the several con. lotions which comprise this invention, 1 l1 wish state generally the .weolr points-of constructionwhich vers and cranks giving very little leverage.

leis not" practical to increase the leverage of these ports as they are at present arranged but there is one part in a motor vehicle which performs another function and is of considerable length and leverage. This part is the steering post and I have utilized this post and other companion parts for securing the desiredpower for controlline; the several functions of the machine. lhcve also provided devices whereby this steering post is made to control all the functions of the machine without any particular attention from the opeietor all of which described in my patent application number 381069, of whichthe I present application is e. divis on.

In the accompanying drawings 1 represents the frame of the machine, 2 the engine 3 the steering post and it the auxiliary con-- trolling. post. The steering post 3 is hollow end supports a. sparkleed rod 5 which is erranged to he moved longitudinally therein to lead or retard the spark as desired. This These funcpost 3 is provided with the usual operating wheel. 0 at its upper end end is journeled and supported by e shaft. 7 as best shown in l 2; suitable collars 8 and 9 being mounted on the post on. the opposite sides of the head of theshcft through which the post posses. These collars prevent any longitudincl movement of the post in. either direction but the post is free to swing with the shaft 7 as e fulcrum. The post is further hriiccd by devices hereinafter described, The lower on '1 of the post 3 is provided with e. worm wheel lllwhich meshes with a segment-e1 gear. ll which is pivoted upon 2 trains 12. The gear 11, as best shown in Figs: 2 and 7 is mounted upone short shaft 13 which is journeled in said frame 12 and carries it vertically extending arm 14 slotted at its upper end; as at 15 to receive a pin 16 which is mounted upon 2. sleeve 17. This letter sleeve. as best shown in Fig. 6, is loosely journeled on a shaft 18 forming; part of e treme lll, and concentric with the. elm? 7. The sleeve 17 While free to rotate upon. the shaft 18 is held from longitudinal move ment independently of the same, by two collars 20 and 21 fast to said shaft By the above described devices the rocking of the segment 11 in either direction will cause a longitudinal movement of the shaft 18 and the frame 19. This shaft 18 as Well as the lower portion of the frame 19 are mounted. to slide laterally in pendent frame plates and 23 secured to the main frame 1. it turn buckle 24 is included in the lower rod. of the frame 19 to adjust the relation of the frame 19 to a cross bar 25 which is connected to said frame and also to thesteering knuckles 26 which are mounted in the enos of the axle. 27 and carry the front wheels It will be seen from the above that the free rotary movement of the sleeve 17 permits the segmental gear and its connected parts to swine, with the steering post without disturbing the connection with the frame 19. The frame 12 is of yoke formation and dis journaled upon the shaft 7 and sleeve 32 I which is 'journaled upon a short shaft whereby it may rock and follow the movements of the steering post. The upper )art of this frame 12 also forms a support for the hollow post or sleeve et which supports a controlling wheel 29at its upper end and is provided at its lower end with a bevel gear 30. A collar 31 is also mounted on said sleeve above the frame 12 to prevent shaft 7. The sleeve 32 thus supports the shaft 7 and is in turn supported by the frame plate 23. The outer end of the sleeve 32 is provided. with a gear 33 which is formed in the outer face near its periphery D oat.

33 3G 37 The outer with a series of recesses The gear meshes with a pinion fast to a sleeve nuiunted rigidly in the plate 23.

1 end of the sleeve 36 carries a sprocket wheel which is connected by a chain 39 to a smaller sprocket wheel 40 loosely mounted upon the motor shaft ll 2 is provided with a pawl 42 which is arranged to engage a ratchet wheel 43 fast to the motor shaft. By this means the wheel e0 causes the mo" tor shaft to revolve with it in one direo tion but leaves the motor shaft free to turn ahead independently after the motor is started as will be readily understood.

lt will be seen from the above description that the gear 33 may he operated in two ways to start the motor. The first method of operating}; it would he to move the steerihg'g post to a vertical position and then draw it dQvvn suddenly to its normal position, meanwhile holding the wheel 29 from turningfij if desired the post may be drawn down by gaisping the Wheel 29. The above movement of the steering post will result in the oscillation of the gear Thegean inn intermediate this and the motor shaft is so proportioned that this movement will he suliicient to give the motor shaft the extent'of movement necessary to start the mot or. y

l f desired the dou-"mvard movement of the steering post may be accompanied by a ro tary movement of the wheel 29, in an additional movemei'it to the gear 33 to start the motor. When so desired the motor may be started simply rotating the wheel 29 in the proper direction. This may take place with the steering post in any of its positions of inclination.

The preferred. method of starting the mo tor however is to simply grasp the wheel 5 and draw the same together with the steering post toward the operator; the post havinn' been previously moved to its vertical ion upon the operator leaving the car. in such an operation means must be provided for prevcntingnthe turning of the wheel as it is not always convenient to take hold of this wheel at the same time. This means comprises a lug l t carried by the rod 5. as plainly shown in Fig. l, and projecti up; into corresponding notches formed in the upper edges of the sleeves 3 and 4-, when the rod is in its lowered position. As this rod controls the spark lead as hereafter described, itwill be seen that the motor cannot be started in the above manner unless the spa rklcad has been fully re tarded. This construction always a retarded spark for starting without any attention from the driver. After the steering post has been drawn forward the spark must of course he led and in so doing;' the two wheels are unlocked so that the steering wheel may he rotated free of the Wheel fill.

As it is desirable at times to start the motor from the wheel 29 alone means must he provided for automatically retarding the spark to the full extent by the action of moving the steering post to its vertical position in leaving the car. This means co1nprises a stud an projecting laterally from the lower end. of the rod 5 and through a curved slot 3 formed. in a cam lever which, as best shown. in F 2', is fast upon one end of a short shaft 47 mounted to rock in the plate This shaft. as shown in l lflj. l, is provided with av vertically extendinp; arm it? which connected by a link har 4-9 to a bell-crank lever 50 which in turn is connected by alinl: 51 to the contact block mounted on the cam shaft of the motor. The movement of the block retards or advances the spark lead in a manner well known in the art and needing no further description here. l l hen the cam lever 46 thus giv-' llt in its normal positionshown in Fig. 1 its the spark is advanced by drawing gradually returned toward its normal position thus retarding the speed of the engine by the movement of the steering post forward as will be hereinafter more fully described. As this return of the lever 4:6 as

' above described is dependent upon the triotional contact between the rod 5 and the sleeve 3 I provide means whereby the lever 46 is positively returned should the above devices 2a.. effect its return. For this purpose the upper edge of the lever a6 is of cum formation and is arranged to be struck by the lower edge of the worm wheel 10 as the steering post isfnioved forward as plainly shown in Fig. 1.

The slight vertical movement that must be given to the rod 5 to disengage the bug at from the notches in the tops of the sleeves 3 and 4-, when it is desired to start the motor by the Wheel 29, is not sufiicient to materially affect the lead of the spark.

The shaft 7 supports a laterally movable clutch and controlling disk 55 which is provided upon one side with a series of laterally projecting pins 56 which are arranged to enter the notches formed in the gear 33 when the disk is moved latcrallyand thus couple the two together. VVhenthe motor is being started the disk is held out of engagement with the gear 33 by a pivoted clutch lever 57 which engages the walls of a channel 58 formed in a collar 59 connected to said disk. The upper end of the lever.

- 57 is 'pivotally connected toa link bar 69.

This baris providedwith a pin 61 which projects into a slot 62 formed in a pivoted foot lever 63 which is mounted in the main frame and is normally forced'upward to throw the clutch into connection with the gear 38 by a coil spring 64 interposed. between the pedal and the main frame. When the operators foot is placed upon the pedal as shown in Fig. 2, the clutch is moved out of engagement with the gear 33 and the latter is thus free to move;independently for starting the motor. A slight pressure upon the pedal 63 will not disengage the clutch from the gear .33 but this pressure is suilicient to operatethe pivoted and slotted ratchet bar 66 mounted upon the main frame and normally drawn up against pins 66 mounted upon the sleeve l by a coil spring 67 that connects it to the main frame as shown in Fig. 1. The steering and controlling posts pass through the slot of this ratchet bar. A slotted link bar 68 con-- nects the ratchet bar 66 to the foot pedal so that when the motor is being started the teeth of said bar may be moved clear of the pins on the sleeve 4. The slot and pin connection between the .bar 68 and the foot pedalhowever allows the ratchet bar to be depressed by the foot without depressing .to this the post also controls the brake, the

switch, the lubricating oil, the gasolene supply, and the sprag, as well as the throttle of the motor.

The brake and the throttle of the moto are controlled from the disk 55 inthe following manner. By reference to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the gas supply pipe 70 of the motor is provided with an apertured throttle slide 71, which is normally held in its open position shown in Fig. 1, by a spring 72 which connects it to the engine cylinder. The forward end of the slide 71 is suitably guided in the main frame and is connected to the disk 55 by a coil spring 73 as best shown in Fig. 4-. The ollice of this spring is to permit additional movement of the disk after the throttle is fully closed to subsequently apply the brake. This brake comprises an annular flange applied to each of the rear wheels and about each of which a ,band brake 75 passes. These brakes are applied by levers 76 which are in turn actuated by rods 7'? which are suitably linhed together and are connected to a rod '78 slotted at its forward end as at 79. -A pin mounted on the disk 55 projects through the said slot and the relative arrangement of the parts is such that the rod 78 will commence to move just after the throttle has been fully closed. machine is thus throttled before the brake can be applied and without any special attention from the operator. He simply pushes forward upon the steering post and the engine is gradually throttled and the to its vertical position the pedal 63 is depressed and the disk 55 disengaged from the gear 33 thus disconnecting. the post from the brake and the throttle, the latter returning automatically to its engine start;

position in which the feed pipe is only The 1 1* lg. 1. This automatic movement of the ily; open and'the engine thus throttlecl down. When the pedal 63 is released the throttle slide is moved automatically to fully open the fecd'pipe 1 as shown in W throttle slide is effected by the lateral move ment of the dist: under the influence ol the spring 64L. lVhe-n thedisk moves laterally inthis manner a stud 81 projecting from the periphery of the same contacts with the cam edge of a log which is mounted on the plate 23 and the disk is. thus rotated slightly to draw upon the spring '53 and draw the throttle slide to the position shown in Fig. 1. The lug alsoacts as a stoo for the disk to arrest it in its normal position when it moves back after lacing; released from the gear The above described devices provide for the control of the throttle, the brake and the spark lead as well the starting of the motor and the steering.

The tin-(Little controh the spark lead and the brake control are accomplished by the steering post or the auxiliary post as desired without in anywis interfering with the regular steering action of the steering post. When it desired to control the above functions without moving the steering pos back and forward the wheel 2t is simply rotated in one direction or the other to move the disk correspondingly. It is ".hlls optional withthe operator in what manner hewill control. the functions of the car and he can at will change from one means ofcontrol to the other without any adjustment of parts. the motor cannot be started unless the pedal 63- is depressed, it will be seen that the throttle slide must always in the motor starting position at this time and no damage can be done by giving the motor too great a charge in starting.

The above functions relate to the regular. starting and running of the machine, and I will now pass on to the descr ption of, the

devices which come into operation when the machine and motor are to be stopped. These devices, as best shown in Fig. 3, coinprise a handed rod wh normally projected'into the path ol? the steering post; or the sleeve surrounding the some by coil spring which is n'iountcd in a suitable housing 86 oi the hood frame andcngages the in r end of the said rod. ll hen the' steering post is moved to vertical position to allow the occupant to leave the car more conveniently, the rod 8% is forced inward against the tension of its spring and by this movement the oil and gas'olene are turned oil, the switch opei ote'd to break the circuit and sprags drom ied ihto engagement with therea- 'Whceli to loclcthe machine againstanypossible movement. For this purpose the oil tank .87 and the gasolone tank 88 are pi'hvided with food pipes I have operating arms the switchis operated. the sprags are thrown simply moving the steering-post hack and forth as. desired.

89 and 90 respectively which are in tor-i1 provided with cocks 91 and These cocks and 9&- which are provided with round pins 95 and 96 which I project into slots 97 and 98 formed in arms 70 102 and thus completes the circuit. The rod S-tis connected to 'theswitch arm 101 by a so pin 10%. thereon and projecting into a slot l orn'zcd in the own. A pivoted lever 10:") mounted upon the main frame is slotted at its upper endto receive a pin. 106 projecting from the rod 84. 'lhe lower end of the le- 5 er 3:05 is connected to a link rod 107 which in turn is CUILDOCokd to two sprog rods 108. Mounted upon the lllll') of each rear wheel is o'i'igid toothed ring 1} i which 00 operates a pivoted lookin 3 ill of belljl 9!! crack formation. This clogis supported upon a brace plate 112 which also supports the brake hub 1.13 and is normally held out l of engagement witli the toothed ring 110 if; shown in Fig. 1. When the steering post is 9: moved fully to its vertical position however and the rod 8- forced fully inward the loclo ing dogs are forced into engagement with the toothed rings and the rear wheels are thnscllectually locked against movement in either direction.

i It will he observed that all of the above OPfiE-iltlOYiS are automatic and are controlled .lrom' the steering post without any attention from the operator as they accompany'the usual movements of the steering post in oil-- tcring or leaving the machine.

Let us suppose that the machine is at rest and the motor still. The operator now ste s into'the machine and cite depressing the pedal 63 he grasps the wheel 29 and draws the steering post rapidly toward him. This single operation accomplishes the following results: The oil and gosolene are turned on,

out of engagement with the wheels and themotor '18 started. .llhe operator now 21-Clthe spark to the proper position and thereafter gliully controls the machine by Dr in lieu of this movemerit hecontrols by rotatingthe Wheel29. Should the operator get into a tight place and desire to make a sudden stop, he sii'oply presses with his; foot upon the head of the rod. when the machine is instantly arrested and the engine stopped. i If so do she-d independent rods for the control of the switch, oil, i asolene and sprags could be arranged so that one or the other of the devices could be adjusted Without the other. The outward movement of the rod 84: could also be made positive if so desired by providing said rod with a spring slip which would takehold of the steering post.

I do not care to limit my invention to a steering post for accomplishing the different operations as any other form of lever or crank may be employed to accomplish the functions which I have shown as controlled by the steering post.

I also do not care to limit my invention to the constructions of the controlling devices for the oil, gasolene, spark brake and sprags as any other desired constructions may be employed at the points shown or in proxim ity to the parts affected Without departing from the spirit of my invention. For instance the oil and gasolene controlling devices might be mounted directly upon the engine and connected .to the controlling parts by any suitable links or levers.

It will of course be understood that the oil tank is not only connected to the engine cylinder but also to the bearings and any other part of the machine in which a constant supply of oil is desirable.

It will also be observed that the operator cannot forget certain operations in starting, stopping and controlling the motor, as the performance of all of the functions of the machine automatically follows the movements' of the starting post without any thought from the operator,

The present case is a division of my parent application No. 381,069 filed June 27, 1907, refiled December 29, 1910 No. 599979.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a motor the combination with independent adjustable spark and throttle controlling devices, of means for coupling said spark and throttle devices whereby they may be given a common and simultaneous movement,

2. In a motor vehicle, the combination ar e3 with a motor of a starting device for the same, a lubricating oil tank and connections, and means controlled by the starting device for turning on the oil.

3. In a motor vehicle, the combinatioiimeans controlled by the starting device forv turning'on the gasolene.

'4. In a motor vehicle, the combination with a motorof a switch for controlling the circuit for the same, a gasolene supply device a common means for controlling the switch and the supply device whereby the liquid gasolene and the switch are turned on and off together and automatic meansfor n mally holding the switch on and lene supply device open.

5. In a motor vehicle the combination with a motor, a gasolene supply device for the same, a lubricating oil supply device, and a common means for turning on the lubricating oil when the gasolcne supply is adjusted to supply the motor.

6. In a motor vehicle the combination with a motor, of a starting device, a switch for controlling the circuit for the motor, a lubricating oil supply device with connections to the motor and a common means for turning on the switch and. simultaneously turning on the oil supply controlled by the starting device. 1

7. In a motor vehicle the combination with a motor, of sparking devices for the motor, a starting means for the motor, a spark leading and retarding handle and means moved by the handle for coupling and uncoupling the starting means and the motor.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H, MU

W'itnesses R. IV. FAIRCHILD, M. H. MUZZY.

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